Manicuring table



Feb. 14, 1939. P. PERCY MANICURING TABLE Filed Oct.- 19, 1937 4Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. PAUL PERCY ATTORNEY.

Feb. 14, 1939. P. PERCY ,1

MANICURING TABLE Filed Oct. 19, 195'? 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

PAUL PE cY ATTORNEY.

Feb. 14, 1939. PERCY 2,147,314

MANICURING TABLE Filed Oct. 19, 1937 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 m ll'l'lllllllu D1MANICURING TABLE Filed Oct. 19, 1957 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INV EN TOR. PA ULPERC Y ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 14, 1939 UNiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE 20 Claims.

This invention relates to a manicuring table.

The invention, specifically entitled in connection with manicuringtables, is to be understood to have application in other connectionsWhere structures of the type to be described would function insubstantially the same manner. A manicurist now generally works at atable having some kind of projection, which generally is covered by atowel or similar means, to provide a in rest for the hand to bemanicured, which thus is provided no other support than that of thetable itself. The operator, during her work, may find it necessary todepend for illumination upon many different media, generally using onlythe 15 general illumination of the room in which her work is being done.

It is an object or" the invention to provide a single structure in whichare associated means by which the hand being manicured is comfortzc,ably and more firmly supported throughout the time of the necessarymanipulations, together with illuminating means provided for andadjustable by the operator to suit her needs, and means to magnify thehand and facilitate the 25 work of ie operator and the inspection of herwork as it is being done, all being effected by this one unit and beingmade easily accessible to the operator at all times.

As the operator goes on with her work, she

30 may find it necessary to adjust the position of the arm of the personwhose hand is being manicured. It is an object of the invention toprovide means, directly controlled by the operator, by which she isenabled, at her will, to change the position of the arm of the personwhose hand is being manicured. Such adjustable means may also beconstructed to provide a resilient support for the arm, yielding easilyto the movements of that arm as it rests thereon.

40 For antiseptic purpose, it is, of course, desirable to clean up thetable as customers change. It an object of the invention to providemeans cooperating with the table to maintain the table in cleancondition throughout the work of the 45 operator, and to provide meansby which the operator may, after each customers work has been done,easily clean the table, and do this by use of means which kept the tableclean during the Work. For this purpose, a portion of the table,

50 which may be made removable, is constructed to receive means, such astissue paper, which may be positioned across the top of the table, toprotect the top of the table against soiling during work. The tissuepaper may be in roll form, so

55 that it may be fed across the top of the table in proper amount tocover the table, and that portion which has covered the table during oneoperation, may be torn off after that operation, and be used then towipe the table. The top of the table, over which the paper is drawn, maybe 5 cushioned in any desired manner.

customarily, after the manicure has been completed, and the polishingingredient has been applied to the nails, the subject must uncomfortablyI dispose his hands in mid-air, and so retain them until drying iscompleted. It is an object of the invention to provide means inassociation with apparatus of the type described by which drying may befacilitated without damaging the polish to be efiected.

It is an object of the invention to house the drying means in relationto the table so that it is readily and openly accessible at all times.For this purpose, that portion of the table in which thetissue-paper-feeding means is carried and which may be removable, asbeforementioned, when removed, may disclose the drying means, which maythus be supported in the base of the table to extend towards the subjectand yet be under the control of the operator.

Other objects of this invention will hereinafter be set forth, or willbe apparent from the description and the drawings, in which isillustrated an embodiment of apparatus for carrying out the invention.

The invention, however, is not intended to be restricted to theparticular constructions and arrangements of parts, nor to theparticular applications of such constructions, nor to specific methodsof operation, nor to various details thereof, herein shown anddescribed, as the same may be modified in various particulars or beapplied in many varied relations without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention, a practical embodiment of which has been hereinillustrated and described Without attempting to show all the variousforms and modifications in which the invention might be embodied.

On the drawings, in which the same reference characters refer to thesame parts throughout, and in which is disclosed the preferredembodiment:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the apparatus in accordance with the invention,the illuminating means having been removed, and the arm rest being shownin dotted lines in an auxiliary position;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the apparatus, part of the handle forthe arm rest being broken away;

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse cross-sectional view, substantially onthe line 3-3 of Fig. 2, the arm rest being shown by dotted lines intilted position, the upright support being shown by dot-and-dash lines,and a paper feeding apparatus being shown in position;

Fig. 4 is a view of the apparatus seen as if out on the line 4-4 of.Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is an elevational view of the apparatus as seen as if looking atthe apparatus towards the edge at the top of Fig. 1, the arm rest beingremoved.

Shown on the drawings, the table T, intended to embody features of theinvention, is seen to consist of a base l0, here shown as having feet l2which may be suitably padded to provide a support, preferablyanti-sliding, for the apparatus. Through top wall M of the base, anopening l8 may be formed, at which opening a support 20 is retained. Anupright 22 may also be associated with wall IB to carry illuminatingmeans 24 and lens carrier 26. Associated with the base in a mannerhereinafter to be described is arm rest 28 and drying means 30.

Base H3, if desired, may be made up in any suitable manner to obtain theweight requisite for stability, as, for instance, by casting. Thus,opening l8 and its associated elements, feet l2, as well as passage 32at which upright 22 is assembled, may be formed simultaneously with thecasting of the base. Support 2!] may be made from material suitable forthe purpose here to be described, and, preferably, material havingappreciable elasticity. Support 20 is here shown in the form of asemi-cylindrical wall 34 which, with end walls 36, defines a hollowmember having a chamber 38 within its confines, and, when the support isremoved from the base and is inverted, has the effect of a round-bottomcup.

Wall 34 may have a lip 40 at one of its end edges, and, at the other endedge, a ledge 42, the ledge cooperating with a pair of tongues 44 for apurpose hereinafter appearing. Within and immediately below an edge 46of opening I8, a shoulder 48 may be provided, the shoulder not extendingthe entire length of edge 46. In order to assemble support 29 with thebase, tongues 44 are inserted at the edges of shoulder 48 until ledge 42is in abutment with edge 46. Now the material of support 26 may besubjected to a slight bending action transversely of its length so thatlip 40 may pass edge 50 of opening l8, whereupon it may be released tospring into place and be retained owing to the elasticity of thematerial forming the support. A rib 52 on wall 34 may form a suitablestop to limit insertion of lip 40, and thus give a definite formationand elevation to support 20.

At other edges 54 and 5B of opening l8, ribs 58 may be formed to extendupwardly from the top surface of the base. These ribs, cooperating withend walls 36, serve to lock the support against lateral play. Ifdesired, the top of support 20, that is, the outside face of wall 34,may have applied or secured thereto in'any desired manner a facing 60 ofcushioning material, as, for instance, sponge rubber.

Edge 50 is shown in this case adjacent edge 62 of the table which, inturn, is adjacent the operator when she is seated for her work.Extending upwardly from base ID, immediately adjacent the operator, and,therefore, edges 62 and 54, is upright 22. This upright may be retainedin position in any suitable manner. In the case shown, the upright ismade up as a pipe-section 64, extended through passage 32, and locked inposition by suitable lock-nuts. The upright, at its intermediateportion, may have an extending arm 65, at the end of which may besupported a lens carrier 26. Arm 56 may include universal joints 68 ofsuch character that the operator may easily and quickly move carrier 25,and with it, the lens 10 fitted in the carrier, intoany position betweenher eyes and support 20 she may desire, so as to relieve strain on hereyes as her fingers, with the small instruments necessarily used, carryon their delicate operation. The character of lens ill will bedetermined in accordance with this purpose. Once she has fixed theposition of the lens with relation to support 20, it will no longer benecessary for her to vary this relationship throughout her work,especially where lens 18 is a fixed focus lens. If, accidentally, therelative position of the parts be broken or changed, the resetting ofthe carrier is a simply and easily facilitated matter.

At the top of upright 22 may be mounted illuminating means 24. Suitableconnections, as, for instance, a universal joint 12, may function topermit adjustment of the illuminating means into a desired relationshipto the support, wherein the illuminating means will maintain a certainrelationship to carrier 26 and its lens. Illuminating means 24, in oneof its forms, is seen to consist of a concentrating reflector 14 havinga suitable electric lighting means 16 associated therewith.

Beneath base Ill, at the'underface 18 of wall [4, a support may beprovided for rest 28. In

the instance disclosed, the support takes the form of a pair of arms 8!and 82, secured to the underface of wall l4 by any desired means. Forillustrative purposes, the arms are shown as made from strap-iron, andformed to have fiat sections 84, in abutment with underface I8 andextending substantially to opening !8. Then the arms turn angularlydownwardly, and, finally, again extend substantially parallel to eachother as a pivot support 88. Here the pivot section 96 of an arm 92 ispositioned and is held on support 88 by any suitable means, such asbolt-and-nut 94, by means of which arm 92 may be moved pivotally in aplane substantially parallel to the base. Section 99 may be flattenedfrom the body of a piece of strap-iron which forms the body of arm 92 inorder to facilitate the formation of the pivot. Arm 92 extends outwardlyfrom beneath the base through an opening 95 formed in wall 98 of base Hibetween feet 12 at edge Hill, which is the edge adjacent the customerwhen the table is in use, so that, as arm 92 is now turned upwardly toprovide a bracket I92 for carrying rest 28, the rest is adjacent theperson whose hand is to be manicured. The rest may be made in anysuitable manner to provide a concavity H34, in which the customers armmay lie. The rest may take the form of a hemi-cylinder, and have a pairof fins H36 extending downwardly to engage over the end of bracket I82.A suitable pivot post I08 may extend through bracket Hi2 and the fins sothat the rest may be rocked in a plane transversely of support 20. Otherfins I!!! may extend downwardly from the rest for use in limitingrocking movement of the rest. these fins engaging against arm 92 andacting as stops when so engaged.

When the arm is supported on the rest. bracket I02 will tend to movedownwardly, and, owing to the resiliency of the strap-iron theassociated parts, arm 92 will move downwardly also, coming into contactwith the support upon which the table may, This engagement will at thetime, be deposited. serve as a brake against lateral shifting of therest during the operators work. Arm 92 may extend beyond pivot section90 to define a handle H2 which extends beyond the base through anopening in wall H4 formed in cooperation with feet l2. Notches H5 may beformed in the wall to restrain the arm against undesired lateralmovement. By this means, the operator, whenever she desires, may shiftthe rest to determine the relationship of the arm, and, therefore, ofthe hand to be manicured, to the support and herself.

Opening through wall as is the mouthpiece I iii of drying means 39. Thismouthpiece may have a deflector H8, turned so that air moving out of themouthpiece will be directed downwardly away from the face of the person.Beyond the mouthpiece and beneath the base is a duct I20, into whichempties the nozzle I22 of a blower-heater i2 1. .This blower-heater maybe supported only on the cross-frame produced by arms and S2, oradditional support may be obtained from a bracket I25, secured to andextending from underface it. As support 20 is removable, theblower-heater and its associated parts are easily accessible forinspection or repair. The heater, forming a part of the blower-heater,is of such capacity that the air driven out by the blower will not risein temperature beyond a safe limit, to prevent damage to the coatingmaterials used to polish nails after manicuring. A pair .of switches !28and 39 may be disposed in wall I I4. Switch i28 may be used to controlilluminating means 24, and switch I30 may be used to controlblower-heater I24.

Within support 2% a roll I32 of tissue paper may be housed. A pair ofroller brackets I34 may be provided for roller I35 upon which roll I82may be wound, the brackets being affixed, if desired, to end walls 36.Since support 2!! is removable, the rolland its supports are accessiblefor the purpose of changing, or for any other purpose. A flat spring I38 may bear against the roll to prevent undesired unrolling of thepaper. The paper is fed from the roll through a slot MB in wall 34, andthen is oaried over facing to, to be threaded through a slot 142 formedbetween wall 3:! and a knife edge M4 fixed at its ends to wall 34. Thus,as the operator desires it, the paper is fed past edge M4 to cover thefacing so that undesired contamination of the facing, during work, maybe prevented. After the work is completed, the portion thus used may bedrawn past knife edge J44 and be cut off. The piece, so severed, maythen be used for wiping up the table to clean it for the next customer.

If desired, a plurality of recesses MS may be defined in section 548 oftop wall M. In these recesses, bottles containing different lotions, andso forth, used by the operator, may be kept in position. A depression550 in section l52 of the top wall may provide for the deposit ofcertain implements used by the operator, such as orange sticks, and soforth.

The operation of the apparatus is simple and easily understood, and, itis believed, will be understood clearly from the preceding description.After placing roll i 32 in position, feeding the paper over the facingis effected without any degree of skill necessary. The manipulation ofrest 28 by means of handle H2 is clear from the description and thedrawings. By these means, the operator may swing the rest to bringthearm 3 of the person'into any desired angular relationship to herself atany time during her work. After manicuring and polishing has beencompleted, the operator may place the blower-heater in operation for aslong as she deems its necessary.

Many other changes could be effected in the particular apparatusdesigned, and in the methods of operation set forth, and in specificdetails thereof, without substantially departing from the inventionhereof which is intended to be defined in the accompanying claims, thespecific description hereinabove being set forth merely to illustrate anoperative embodiment for carrying out the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed as new and useful is:-

1. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base having rests thereon for portions ofthe arm and the hand of a person, an upright extending from the base andabove the rests, means carried by the upright for illuminating the armand the hand when positioned upon the res-ts but Without affecting thevision of the operator, the illuminating means being adjustable to varyits effective relationship to the rests, and means carried by theupright and adjustable between the operator and the rests and relativelyto the positioned hand for facilitating ocular inspection by theoperator of said hand.

2. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a support for the wrist ofthe person, and a rest for the arm of the person, the rest beingmovable.

between the person and the support and being adjustable to vary theangular position of the arm and hand relative to the support.

3. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a support for the Wrist ofthe person, and a rest for the arm of the person, the rest being movablein a plane transversely of both rest and support to adjust the angularposition of the arm and hand relative to the support.

4. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a support for the wrist ofthe person, and a rest for the arm of the person, the rest being movablein a plane transversely of both rest and support and also in a planesubstantially parallel to the support to adjust the angular position ofthe arm and hand relative to the support.

5. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a support for the wrist ofthe person, and a rest for the arm of the person, the rest being movablein a plane substantially parallel to the support to adjust the angularposition of the arm and hand relative to the support.

6. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a support for the Wrist ofthe person, and a rest for the arm of the person, the rest being movableby the operator to adjust the angular position of the arm and handrelative to the support.

'7. A table for use in the treatment by an op erator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a support for the wrist ofthe person, and a rest for the arm of the person, the rest being movableby the operator in a plane substantially parallel to the support toadjust the angular position of the arm and hand relative to the support.

8. A tab-1e for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between the operator and the person, the base including a support for the wrist of theperson, and a rest for the arm of the person; and a carrier supported bythe base and having an extension positioned between the support and theperson, the extension carrying the rest, the carrier being movable toadjust the angular position of the rest relative to the support.

9. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a support for the wrist ofthe person, and a rest for the arm of the person; and a carrierpivotally sup ported by the base and having an extension positionedbetween the support and the person, the extension carrying the rest, thecarrier being movable to adjust the angular position of the restrelative to the support.

10. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a support for the wrist ofthe person, and a rest for the arm of the person; and a carrierpivotally mounted beneath the base and having a bracket end extendingtowards the person and a handle end projecting towards the operator, therest being carried by the bracket end, the handle end being movable toadjust the angular position of the rest relative to the support.

11. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a support for the wrist ofthe person, and a rest for the arm of the person; and a bar positionedbeneath the base and having its ends extending beyond opposed edges ofthe base towards the person and the operator, one of the ends having abracket support for the rest, and the other end providing handle meansfor the adjustment of the rest relative to the support,

12. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a support for the wrist ofthe person, a bar positioned beneath the base and having its endsextending beyond opposed edges of the base towards the person and theoperator, one of the ends having a bracket support, and a rest pivotallymounted on the bracket support, the other end providing handle means forthe adjustment of the rest relative to the support. I

13. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between the operator and the person, the base including a support for the wrist of theperson, a bar positioned beneath the base and having its ends extendingbeyond opposed edges of the base towards the person and the operator,one of the ends having a bracket support, and a rest pivotally mountedon the bracket support for movement in a plane transversely of the planeof movement of the bar, the other end providing handle means for theadjustment of the rest relative to the support.

14. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a support for the wrist ofthe person, and a rest for the arm of the person; means for directing astream of drying air towards the persons, the drying-air means beinghoused in the base and beneath the support; an upright extending fromthe base and above the support; means carried by the upright forilluminating the hand when positioned upon the support, the illuminatingmeans being adjustable to vary its effect upon the positioned hand; andmeans carried by the upright and adjustable relatively to theilluminating means for facilitating ocular inspection by the operator ofsaid hand.

15. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a platform, a humped supportfor the wrist of the person, the support extending upwardly from theplatform and defining a chamber therebeneath and in the base, and meansfor directing a stream of drying air towards the person, the drying-airmeans being housed in the chamber.

16. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a platform having an openingtherein, a troughshaped member disposed in inverted position over andclosing the opening, the member extending upwardly from the platform anddefining a chamber therebeneath and in the base, and means for directinga stream of warm air towards the person, the means including a blowerand a heater for the air driven by the blower, the blower and the heaterbeing housed in the chamber.

17. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a platform, a humped supportfor the wrist of the person, the support extending upwardly from theplatform and defining a chamber therebeneath and in the base, and meansfor directing a stream of drying air towards the person, the drying-airmeans being housed in the chamber, the humped support being removable toprovide means of access to the chamber.

18. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a platform, a humped supportfor the wrist of the person, the support extending upwardly from theplatform and defining a chamber therebeneath and in the base, a rest forthe arm of the person, a bar positioned beneath the base and having itsends extending beyond opposed edges of the base towards the person andthe operator, one of the ends having a bracket support for the rest, andthe other end providing handle means for the, adjustment of the restrelative to the table support, and means extending beyond the platformand towards the person for directing a stream of drying air towards theperson, the drying-air means being housed in the chamber.

19. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a platform, a humped supportfor the wrist of the person, the support extending upwardly from theplatform and defining a chamber therebeneath and in the base, a strip oftable-covering means housed in the humped support, means for guiding thestrip from within the support to extend over the top surface of thesupport,-and means for retaining the strip in its extended form over thesupport, the retaining means providing means for severing a section ofthe strip.

20. A table for use in the treatment by an operator of the hands ofanother person, comprising a base adapted to be disposed between theoperator and the person, the base including a platform having an openingtherein, a troughshaped member removably disposed in inverted positionover and closing the opening to form a humped support for the wrist ofthe person, the member extending upwardy from the platform and defininga chamber therebeneath and in the base, a strip of table-covering meanshoused, in the chamber, and means for guiding the strip from the chamberto extend therefrom and over the top surface of the support, thetable-covering means being capable of being fed over the support.

PAUL PERCY.

